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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Zan first made her name as a war hero in the rebellion against the Drassigs.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Zan first made her name as a war hero in the rebellion against the Drassigs.

!!Neminar Drassig The Black Fingered

!!King Trist Drassig

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* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: Zerxus temporarily restores his form and sanity, and he uses his brief moments to stall Zerxus' DealWithTheDevil until sunrise and cast a Time Stop spell than enables the revival of Nydas, Loquatius and Patia, enabling the Ring of Brass to make a final stand and banish two of the Primordials.]]

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: It is clear he is an accomplished warrior in his own right, but he is never the focus of the narrative.

* AmbitionIsEvil: Sought power and ascension to godhood, and released the Betrayer Gods to achieve his ends.
** Played with in ''Exandria Unlimited: Calamity'', with both his ambitions and his evil. [[spoiler: His reasoning behind trying to usurp the position of a Betrayer God was because he acknowledged that the Prime Deities were generally benevolent, so godhood should instead be taken from the enemies of mortalkind. He never intended to set the Betrayers loose on the world, and is filled with regret for his part in it during his moment of lucidity.]]

* BadPowersGoodPeople: While not necessarily good, [[spoiler: he identifies himself as a Malconvoker when Zerxus temporarily restores him; Malconvokers were a prestige class in 3.5 centered around summoning and binding infernals. One of the prerequisities of which was a ''non-evil'' alignment. He demonstrates these abilities when he manipulates Zerxus' unfinished contract to by him time to save his friends and stop Asmodeus]].

* BadPowersGoodPeople: [[spoiler: Identifies himself as a Malconvoker when Zerxus temporarily restores him; Malconvokers were a prestige class in 3.5 centered around summoning and binding infernals. One of the prerequisities of which was a ''non-evil'' alignment. He demonstrates these abilities when he manipulates Zerxus' unfinished contract to by him time to save his friends and stop Asmodeus]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: A classic case, as he told Asmodeus he wished to be remembered forever. He is, as the villain who singlehandedly doomed the world for selfish reasons [[spoiler:even though he was really more of a patsy than anything]].

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: [[spoiler:Releasing the Betrayer Gods was never the goal of Vespin's ritual. Rather, he specifically sought to replace the Lord of the Hells. He failed, ending up as a mindless puppet to Asmodeus. When cleansed of that influence by Zerxus, he expresses true regret that his actions [[DownplayedTrope played a part in releasing the Betrayers]], and that he will bear the blame for it. Ultimately, Vespin's ambition played only a small part in the cavalcade of bad decisions which lead to the Calamity.]]

* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Played for drama. Vespin is sure the Lord of the Hells will ''never'' let anyone forget he kickstarted the Calamity, and if present-day Exandria is any indication, he was right.

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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: [[spoiler:Releasing the Betrayer Gods was never the goal of Vespin's ritual. Rather, he specifically sought to replace the Lord of the Hells. He failed, ending up as a mindless puppet to Asmodeus. [[DownplayedTrope While his actions did weaken the barrier trapping the Betrayers]], the Arboreal Calyx still kept them out of Exandria. However, Avalir's Architect Arcane destroyed the Calyx and truly set the Betrayers free, something Vespin played no part in.]]

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: [[spoiler:Vespin didn't initiate his ritual in an attempt to release the Betrayer Gods, he sought to replace the Lord of the Hells. He failed, ending up as a mindless puppet to Asmodeus. [[DownplayedTrope While his actions did weaken the barrier trapping the Betrayers]], the Arboreal Calyx still kept them out of Exandria. However, Avalir's Architect Arcane destroyed the Calyx and truly set the Betrayers free, something Vespin played no part in.]]